Analyst forecast accuracy: Do ability, resources, and portfolio complexity matter?

Journal of Accounting and Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 285-303

  Clement, Michael B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Experts; Financial analysts; Forecast accuracy; Performance evaluation; Task analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033162044     PISSN: 01654101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-4101(99)00013-0     Document Type: Article

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